Cain and Abel
In this episode, Caz and Em take a deep dive into the Bible’s first murder mystery - the killing of Abel by his brother Cain (Genesis 4). This story is full of ambiguities and unanswered questions, so they’ll be drawing on some contemporary cases of sibling murders to explore the means, motives, and meanings behind Cain’s homicidal actions.
Resources for this episode
Dominique Bourget and Pierre Gagné, “Fratricide: A Forensic Psychiatric Perspective.” Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 34, no. 4 (2006): 529–533.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17185484/
Mari Jørstad, “The Ground That Opened Its Mouth: The Ground’s Response to Human Violence in Genesis 4.” Journal of Biblical Literature 135, no. 4 (2016): 705–715 http://dx.doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1354.2016.3010
Rein Nauta, “Cain and Abel: Violence, Shame and Jealousy.” Pastoral Psychology (2009) 58:65–71.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-008-0146-x
David Schlimm, From Fratricide to Forgiveness: The Language and Ethics of Anger in Genesis (Penn State University Press, 2011).
Patrick Radden Keefe, “”A loaded gun: A mass shooter’s tragic past.” 3 February 2013.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/11/a-loaded-gun
Jeremy Bamber and the White House Farm Murders
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bamber
“Black Hands” podcast and details about the Bain family murders https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/blackhands/house-of-horrors/
Generation Why podcast
Episode 462, “Amy Bishop.”
https://art19.com/shows/generation-why-podcast/episodes/77c9192d-e953-4154-b843-4ac318fc50a2
Episode 182, “The Bain Family Murders.”
https://art19.com/shows/generation-why-podcast/episodes/989cc90d-6477-492d-969d-7756989fce69
